This is Beirut, 2024-11-09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At the age of 10, Itaru Sekiguchi experienced a shock that would change the course of his life. "A deafening sound," he recalls. He first heard it while standing in front of the great organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. This pivotal moment sparked an uncontrollable passion for music and the "king of instruments," a love that, forty years ...
Elie Valluy - Paris Correspondent, 2024-11-08 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral Heritage Paris
In a month, on December 7 and 8, 2024, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen for visitors and worshipers, five years after it was devastated by fire. Beyond being an emblematic (religious and historical) monument of Paris, and more broadly of France, Notre-Dame de Paris has, for decades and even centuries, inspired numerous writers, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-07 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tennis ATP Paris Carlos Alcaraz Zverev
Jannik Sinner avoided his key rival Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Finals group draw on Thursday, as the Italian aims for his first title at the season-ending event on home soil. World number one Sinner was drawn in the Ilie Nastase Group with Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur at the tournament in Turin, which starts on ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 2024-11-07 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Musicales du Liban is embarking on its sixth season, a testament to Lebanon’s cultural resilience in these challenging times. The first concert will take place on November 17 at 4 p.m., marking the 10th anniversary of Said Akl’s passing, with the cantata Fakhreddin II by Iyad Kanaan. This piece will be performed by ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
“Americans are really uptight!” exclaimed Demi Moore at the Paris premiere of The Substance, a daring horror film that critiques society's obsession with beauty and youth. “America is built on puritanism,” the actress said during a presentation at the Cinémathèque, where the film, set to release this Wednesday, November 6, tackles ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-04 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Goncourt 2024 Literature Prize Paris Algeria
French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud won France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, on Monday for a novel centered on Algeria's civil war between the government and Islamists in the 1990s. The jury needed just one round of voting to award the coveted prize to Daoud for his novel Houris, which explores what has become known as Algeria's "Black ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-04 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The makers of France's global television hit Call My Agent are turning their focus next to the world of cabaret with Ça, c'est Paris, which promises to peek behind the curtain of the quintessentially French world of frills, sequins and high kicks. Call My Agent, which satirized the French entertainment industry, and the people whose devote ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-01 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Tennis Paris Carlos Alcaraz Ugo Humbert
World number two Carlos Alcaraz admitted he "was not up to the level" of 18th-ranked Ugo Humbert of France who swept to a shock Paris Masters third round victory over the Spanish superstar on Thursday. Left-handed Humbert came through 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to register his first win over the French Open and Wimbledon champion, having lost twice to Alcaraz ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Until March 30, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) invites us on a fascinating journey into the heart of intimacy. The exhibition, The Intimate, from the Bedroom to Social Media, designed as an “educational mission to foster better understanding across generations,” according to its curator Christine Macel, delves into the many facets of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-24 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France's largest video game convention, Paris Games Week, which opened its doors Wednesday and runs until Sunday in the French capital, now aspires to become an ambassador of pop culture. It's also a way to distance itself from the difficulties the sector is facing. Starting at 9:00 AM (7 AM GMT), the first visitors flocked to the publishers' ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-24 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Lebanese Army UN Security Council Paris Najib Mikati
World powers are meeting in Paris on Thursday with the aim of raising at least 500 million euros in urgent humanitarian aid for Lebanon while advocating for a ceasefire. During the conference, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati began his speech by thanking French President Emmanuel Macron for organizing the event and for the various ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-24 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
European Union Josep Borrell Lebanese Army USA Paris Lebanon LAF
The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated on Wednesday that “the military confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel is the cause of an unacceptable number of civilian casualties and unbearable level of destruction across the country, making the situation of Lebanon – a country already ...